Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
June 20, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1961 at Griffith Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 1 0 0
Kaline 3b 4 1 2 2
Colavito rf,lf 3 0 1 1
Cash 1b 4 2 2 1
Maxwell lf 4 0 1 1
  Thomas rf 0 0 0 0
Brown c 3 0 0 0
Virgil ss 3 0 0 0
Bunning p 3 1 1 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
O'Connell 3b 5 0 0 0
Klaus ss 2 1 0 0
King lf 4 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 1 3 2
Tasby cf 4 1 2 2
Long 1b 4 0 1 0
Green c 4 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 4 0 1 0
Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Daniels p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 1 1 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Bright ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Detroit 300 110 000571
Washington 000 000 040481
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (6-6) 7.2 7 4 4 2 10
  Aguirre  SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
14
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (3-6) 5.0 6 5 5 1 0
  Daniels   3.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Klippstein   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
3

  E–Wood (14).  PB–Green (4).  2B–Detroit Kaline (14,off Donovan); Maxwell (3,off Donovan); Colavito (12,off Daniels).  3B–Detroit Cash (3,off Donovan).  HR–Detroit Cash (20,4th inning off Donovan 0 on, 0 out), Washington Tasby (12,8th inning off Bunning 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Aguirre (2,off Klippstein).  SF–Colavito (2,off Donovan).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:41.  A–11,173.
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